Yes, we have shingles on the roof. That is normal for most homes and many buildings here.

My interior pictures are terrible. Our Lodge room is very poorly lighted - which makes for some bad pictures. I can assure you, however, that it is not one of the most beautiful Lodge rooms. The dark green carpet and burnt orange theater seating reflect the times in which the building was constructed (1960s). We do have a beautiful altar and columns, however. All four were handmade by one of our members. The pictures of those aren't good, but I'll throw them up here:

Here's a photo of the inside and outside of our Masonic Temple. My Lodge (Spartan 70, the mother Lodge of the Temple) meets there. One other Lodge, and all the local appendant bodies meet in the Temple, too.

If anyone is interested, we have photos from several of the lodges in the mobile alabama area on our regional masonic site at http://gulfcoastmasons.com including some photos of an outdoor raising at Fort gaines on dauphin island (a historic civil war fort) which is done every year down this way...the set up shown here (the raising is done later, with the fort tiled and by torch light):

and here is another example...the beautiful hand laid wood flooring at a local lodge;

Our lodge room is very new to us like about 3 years now. Here is what it look like before. The brothers did a great job with this. I was not a member yet. But I was the last Brother voted on in our old lodge room and the first Brother Entered and Raised in our new lodge room.

This is Cedarville 622 The Alter was hand made by one of brothers WB Chic Dyas years ago in the back of his Barbershop. There are lights around the columuns and stool. Unfortunely we no longer meet here. But the Alter is on display at a big city lodge.

brothers tm247, chrism242 and stevep, luv the photos, as a collector and curator of masonic artifacts can any of you guys give me a close up photo of your masters chairs, luv the old style chairs and craftsmanship that went into them.

brothers tm247, chrism242 and stevep, luv the photos, as a collector and curator of masonic artifacts can any of you guys give me a close up photo of your masters chairs, luv the old style chairs and craftsmanship that went into them.

thanks

Camb.mason...........consider it done.

We have a rehearsal next Tues..........so will try & take a few snaps and download them later.

brothers tm247, chrism242 and stevep, luv the photos, as a collector and curator of masonic artifacts can any of you guys give me a close up photo of your masters chairs, luv the old style chairs and craftsmanship that went into them.

Brother CAMB MASON, I would be honored to give you more pictures of the Alter that Worshipful Brother Charles (Chic ) Dyas built in the back of his little barber shop in the tiny town of Cedarville Ohio. I do know that 3 Grand Masters took there obligations at Grand Lodge on his alter. When I get off second shift I will take my camera to lodge. He was trully a great Mason and loved his lodge. I had the honor of sitting in lodge with him in his later years. He was trully awesome!!

Thanks

Stevep Past Master

Cedarville 622

PS That alter in that room is where I took my obligation when I became in 2002 as Master of the lodge.

yea we have a wood like that here in the US, i think it came from the south, hardens over time, maybe one of our southern members can remind me of the name of the wood. my aunts apartment here in cambridge, had moundling that was made from it, you can bend a 12D nail into it and it still bends. thanks tm274 for the updates

The Blue is water... So the Tide can......well u know.................. .......NOT!! ......yes Carpet it is. thats the way the floor was when the lodge first opened. they changed to all blue carpet in the late 80's then went back to the way the floor looks now just 3 years ago.

first time seeing those columns used, too bad we don't here in Mass., our lessor lights are placed on the floor in a triangle and only on the first. We have pedestals like yours tm but we also have lights on them as well. very nice furniture.

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